STRAWBERRIES 
“THERE SHOULD BE A STRAWBERRY FIELD ON EVERY FARM.” 
THEY REPRESENT A LOW INVESTMENT COST AND ARE KNOWN AS THE FARMERS’ GREATEST 
EARLY MONEY CROP 
1955 PRICES FOR STRAWBERRIES AGAIN PROVE 
THE WISDOM OF MAINTAINING YOUR PRODUCING 
ACREAGE. NUMEROUS FARMERS POINT WITH PRIDE 
TO FACTS OF THEIR STRAWBERRIES CLEARING 
THEM $1,000.00 PER ACRE, SOME $2,000.00 AND SOME AS 
MUCH AS $3,000.00 PER ACRE. 
THE STRAWBERRY will long be remembered as a 
BRIGHT SPOT in FARM INCOME for 1955. Even those 
poorly cared for fields brought in the dollars. All of this 
goes to prove they are one of the dependable crops for the 
Farmer to grow, and they sure can help out big bringing 
in that early money. Sure they are some trouble to grow 
but most all crops that pay well are some trouble to produce. 
With chemical weed and grass control getting better each 
year and VIRUS FREE PLANTS of most of our better vari- 
eties as well as the new varieties which are resistant to red- 
stele root rot, it just isn’t too much trouble to have a nice 
bed of strawberries, AND YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE 
WITHOUT THEM EITHER IN YOUR GARDEN OR LARG- 
ER -ACREAGE. PLANT BOUNTIFUL RIDGE GROWN 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS THIS YEAR. THEY ARE BEST 
BYTES IT: 
THE GENERAL PLANT SUPPLY FOR 1956. 
We are located in one of the most concentrated Strawberry 
plant producing areas in the U. S. and also one of the largest 
producing areas for fruiting fields. It is natural the Nur- 
serymen try to and have kept up their plantings so as to 
make the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula a sure and dependable place 
where you can get your plants year after year. Our own 
plantings and our neighboring nurserymen have maintained 
their normal plantings during spring 1955. We. as nursery- 
men, distributing plants all over the U. S. naturally do 
everything possible to have the best planting stock for you 
where-ever you may be located. We possibly change land 
where our plants are produced more often than any other 
Nursery in this area, because we consider it essential to 
growing good plants. Our soils are treated, Fertilizers con- 
taining Chlordane are applied at proper time, all our fields 
are dusted regularly with Parathion for control of insects 
that spread the Virus and other plant diseases. After mak- 
ing the rounds of our many fields for a personal inspection 
along with the State Inspector we can say that we have some 
of the finest plants this year that we have ever grown and 
a normal supply of most all varieties AND MANY VARIE- 
TIES GROWN ENTIRELY FROM VIRUS FREE FOUNDA- 
TION STOCK. YOU WILL LIKE OUR PLANTS THIS 
YEAR AND THE RESULTS THEY GIVE. PLAN AND 
PLANT THIS YEAR. 
A field of Stelemaster and Catckill plants as they looked 
Aug. 20th. You should see them Now. All grown from 
VIRUS FREE FOUNDATION STOCK, Dusted according to 
requirements for growing VIRUS FREE PLANTS. They 
are grown to give you results. 
Strawberry Culture 
1. Location, Soil and Preparation. Adequate soil moisture 
is essential to growing good strawberriees; whether the type 
soil selected holds moisture well. Also take care that the 
contour of the land is such that frost pockets will not form 
late in the spring to freeze out the blossoms. Sites which are 
not affected by late frosts are considered the best for straw- 
berry culture. Plow and prepare the soil the same as for 
truck crops. Never plant in newly plowed sod land, however, 
as white grub worms are always present in this type of soil 
and will do a lot of damage to the plants after being set. 
The soil should be high in humus for best results. Rye and 
erimson clover make splendid crops to turn under as a natur- 
al humus soil builder. However in using these. the land 
should be plowed far enough ahead so that cover crops have 
time enough to decay before the plants are set. 
2. Time To Plant. In the Southern states from November 
to April is considered the best time for planting. March and 
April in the central states, and for the northern states, April 
and May the best time. We cannot too strongly urge early 
planting. Set the plants just as soon as the ground is work- 
able in the spring. Should a cold snap follow, it will not 
damage the plants if they are properly set, and by setting 
early the plants will grow better and be more productive in 
every way. 
3. Distance To Plant. We recommend that strawberry 
plants be planted in rows 38% - 4 feet apart, spacing the 
plants 15 - 380 inches apart in the row, depending on the 
variety. Everbearing varieties should be planted 12 - 16 
inches apart. For planting in rows 38% feet apart and 18 
inches apart in the rows, it requires 8,000 plants per acre and 
in rows + feet apart and 18 inches apart in the row it re- 
quires 7,250 plants per acre. 
4. Care of Plants on Arrival. Set plants immediately on 
arrival, if possible. However, if it is not convenient to do so, 
the plants should be removed from the package and dipped 
in water to allow roots to plump up before setting. If the 
plants become dried out in transit, they should be placed in 
water up to the crowns for at least 3 hours. When this is 
done the plants should be set as soon as possible after being 
taken from the water, but in no case should the tops of the 
plant be wet when being set if the sun is shining, because 
very often the tops will scald and damage the plants ma- 
terially. If you are not able to plant immediately after the 
plants are watered, place the plants where they will be kept 
cool and cover the plants with moss; or dig a V shaped 
trench, open the bundles, distribute the plants evenly in the 
trench, and cover them even with the surface of the ground 
and firm the soil. In this manner they can be held until 
such time as you are able to plant. 
NOTICE 
In order to facilitate the movement of our strawberry 
plant orders, YOU WILL ALWAYS GET A SEPARATE 
ORDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR ANY STRAW- 
BERRY PLANTS YOU ORDER AND YOUR STRAW- 
BERRY PLANTS WILL BE SHIPPED INDEPEND- 
ENT OF OTHER STOCK ORDERED IN ALL CASES. 
We do this because of the perishable nature of straw- 
berry plants so do not feel alarmed if you get one part 
of your order and not the other at the same time. Our 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS WILL BE SHIPPED WHEN 
DIGGING CONDITIONS PERMIT AND ACCORDING 
TO YOUR DIRECTIONS AS NEAR AS POSSIBLE, SO 
PLEASE STATE DEFINITELY WHEN YOU WISH 
YOUR PLANTS SHIPPED WHEN SENDING YOUR 
ORDER. 
Our Complete Detailed Culture Directions Will Be Sent Upon Request 
~ VIRUS FREE PLANTS 
Virus Free plants have had a great deal of publicity in recent years and it is well for the planter to have a better 
understanding of the meaning of VIRUS FREE PLANTS. 
ed, are poor runner and berry producers, or more often exhibit a combination of these symptoms. 
Plants infected with virus are often abnormally yellow, stunt- 
Virus free foundation 
stock was attained only after a comnlex system of indexing was devised to determine the presence of one or more of 
the strawberry viruses. 
of Parathion 1% (dust or spray) every 21 days from May t» frost 
The virus free strains can be continued by controlling the vector, an aphid, with applications 
at the rate of 20 pounds per acre. However, the 
fact that virus free plants are used does not eliminate the effects of other diseases and insects already known to the 
plant grower, many of which are also controlled by following the above dusting program. ; : 
We at Bountiful Ridge are maintaining a~dusting schedule on our plants, growing in fumigated soil for the con- 
trol of nematodes, and using a Chloridane additive in our fertilizer in order to give you, our customer, 
stock available for your planting needs. 
the best possible 
Those varieties listed as VIRUS FREE, grown from VIRUS FREE FOUNDATION STOCK and cared for as stated 
above are believed to be SUBSTANTIALLY VIRUS FREE. 
To our knowledge, no state or federal agency has ever issued 
a certificate stating that strawberry plants are virus free because of the complications involved in determining a large 
number of plants VIRUS FREE 
BUY AND PLANT BOUNTIFUL RIDGE GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS FOR GREATER SUCCESS. 
